Word: strains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...OPEC nations had to pay out so much for foreign oil, they moderated their buying of other imports; that slowed the growth of world trade, which has been a major source of international cooperation since World War II. The U.S.'s relations with its allies also came under strain, and the West seemed without will or unity. For most of the year, Western European nations and Japan refused to follow the U.S.'s call for a united front against the oil producers, essentially because European leaders considered the consumers' bargaining power too feeble...
...indiscretion in dealing with Hersh astonished Angleton's friends. Mourned one: "It was wildly out of character. I can only think that Jim cracked under the strain of knowing that the Times story was coming and there was nothing he could do about...
...temporal punishment (i.e., time in purgatory) they may have earned for their sins. The influx of tourists-at least 4 million are predicted-could be a mixed blessing for Italy. It is bound to help the country's disastrous balance of payments deficit, but it could also severely strain Rome's already overtaxed urban facilities...
...German physician named Theodor Aschen-brandt seemed to provide the way. Conquistadores had noted the stimulant effect of coca leaves on Andean Indians. Aschenbrandt tried the drug on Bavarian soldiers and cautiously reported that while suppressing their hunger, it also increased their mental powers and capacity to endure strain...
...years. Although he relinquished his syndicated column Today and Tomorrow in 1967, he remained a close observer of world events. When he died last week at 85, he left the unfinished manuscript of his 27th book. Its working title, The Ungovernability of Man, reflected another, different 18th century strain in his character, an occasional Swiftian despair at the aberrations of the "minor Dark Age" into which he had been born...